"Well, I'm sure you haven't. Nobody has ever lived to tell the tale of such a substance…."
The librarian's voice slowly trailed off, with the ringing of bells soon filling my ears, the power pulsating through my chest, adapting to my own body.
[You have completed the Side Quest: Live]
[Reward has been granted]
Suddenly, something seared into my mind and seared into the back of my hand, forming a jagged knife-like pattern that was painful but nowhere near as painful as being conscious while your entire body was torn apart.
"Huff… huff… huff… huff… huff… A rune?" I heaved and then gasped for air yet again, sucking in as much oxygen as my lungs could inhale. "Oh yeah… that was the reward-"
…
When I awoke, I felt a jolt of pain run through my spine, disabling me from standing up and forcing me to just lie there, my eyes wider than ever while staring up at the ceiling.
"Oh, you're awake," A man with heavy eye bags muttered before walking over to me.
